Scotland 1558 testoon S-5406

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 23570

This specimen was lot 23570 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $240. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. Testoon, 1558. Mary (1542-67). PCGS Genuine--Edge Damaged, VF Details Secure Holder. Type IIIb. Dark toned."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference:S-5406.

Source:

• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy), Pre-Decimal Issues, 2nd edition, London: Spink & Son, 2003.
• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of the Coins of Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands & Isle of Man, London: Coincraft, 1999.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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